EDMONTON – The Calgary Dinos snapped a nearly four-year long Victoria win streak, securing top spot in Pool 1 with a 19-12 win over the Vikes. 

Julia Omokhuale raced to goal in the final two minutes in the final match of the day at Foote Field, with her converted try giving Calgary a lead they would never relinquish. The loss is the first for the Vikes since March 2019, and ends a 37-match win streak in Rugby 7s. Victoria has won the last four Rugby 7s titles. 

Along with Calgary, who also defeated Lethbridge (22-5) and Regina (52-5) on Saturday, the UBC Thunderbirds finished the opening day of the University of Alberta tournament with an undefeated 3-0 record. 

Omokhuale also added a pair of tries for Calgary in their win over Lethbridge, to go along with her two against the Vikes. Sofia Brussoni also added four tries for the Dinos, including a pair against Victoria. 

UBC cruised past both Trinity Western (27-0) and Brandon (46-0), before knocking off the host Alberta Pandas 21-5 in Round 3. Leading the Thunderbirds was 15s star Savannah Bauder, who led UBC with five tries and one convert. Canada West Rugby 15s Player of the Year Shoshanah Seumanutafa also added two tries and five converts on Saturday. 

Despite the late loss to UBC, Alberta still qualified for the semifinal round tomorrow, going 2-1 after convincing wins over Brandon (43-0) and TWU (22-7). 

Sunday will feature a pair of provincial matchups in the tournament semifinal, as the Pandas will take on the Calgary Dinos at 10:54 a.m., while UBC and Victoria will clash at 11:16 a.m. All games, including the consolation semifinal games, will be streamed live on Canada West TV. 
 
ROUND 1

Game 3: Calgary Dinos (22) vs Lethbridge Pronghorns (5)
 
Scoring summary:
 
             1    2    T
CGY:   15    7    22
LET:      0    5    5

CGY try - #8 Julia Omokhuale (convert missed) 5-0 CGY
CGY try - #21 Esita Qiodravu (convert missed) 10-0 CGY
CGY try - #8 Julia Omokhuale (convert missed) 15-0 CGY
HALF
CGY try - #5 Sofia Brussoni (#7 Tianna Janfield convert) 22-0 CGY
LET try - #9 Brooklyn Perry (convert missed) 22-5 CGY

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ROUND 2

Game 7: Calgary Dinos (52) vs Regina Cougars (5)
 
Scoring summary:
 
            1    2    T
CGY:    31    21    52
REG:    0    5    5

CGY try - #5 Sofia Brussoni (#7 Tianna Janfield convert); 7-0 CGY
CGY try - #10 Alexa Aikens (Convert missed); 12-0 CGY
CGY try - #4 Delaney Aikens (#7 Tianna Janfield convert); 19-0 CGY
CGY try - #9 Grace Campbell (Convert missed); 24-0
CGY try - #4 Delaney Aikens (#7 Tianna Janfield convert); 31-0 CGY
HALF
CGY try - #6 Katie Salverda (#7 Tianna Janfield convert); 38-0 CGY
REG try - #1 Gracie Anderson (Convert missed); 38-5 CGY
CGY try - #6 Katie Salverda (#7 Tianna Janfield convert); 45-5 CGY
CGY try - #5 Sofia Brussoni (#7 Tianna Janfield convert); 

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ROUND 3

Game 12: Victoria Vikes (12) vs. Calgary Dinos (19)
 
Scoring summary:
 
             1    2    T
UVIC:    7    5    12
CGY:    12    7    19

CGY try - #8 Julia Omokhuale (convert missed) 5-0 CGY
UVIC try - #5 Carissa Norsten (#1 Kira Peary convert) 7-5 UVIC
CGY try - #4 Delaney Aikens (#7 Tianna Janfield convert) 12-7 CGY
HALF
UVIC try - #5 Carissa Norsten (convert missed) 12-12
CGY try - #8 Julia Omokhuale (#7 Tianna Janfield convert) 19-12 CGY

Canada West Rugby 7s Series:
Teams are awarded 15 points for a tournament win, 12 points for finishing 2nd, 10 points for finishing third, 8 points for finishing fourth, 6 points for finishing fifth, 4 points for finishing sixth, 2 points for finishing seventh, and 1 point for finishing eighth.

The University of Alberta (January 20/21) Victoria (February 11/12) and British Columbia (March 4/5) will host the three Rugby 7s tournaments in 2023. 

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